This is an image from The Crazies (2010) directed by
Breck Eisner, which is a remake of the 1973 film of the same name directed by
George Romero. David is seen as being the protective male over Judy but Judy
and Becca’s linked arms show their fear and vulnerability. This is also indicated
in what they are wearing; the hospital clothes make them look ill and needing
care. This also challenges Laura Mulvey’s theory of the “Male Gaze,” the female
characters’ sexuality is not being centralised in this film which means that
the audience take them seriously as individuals.
David's and Russell’s code of dress are uniforms which
identify David as the sheriff and Russell as his deputy which reinforces their
power within the scene and makes them heroes according to Propp’s character
functions. The smoke in the scene emphasises the mystery through the use of
pathetic fallacy, because at this point in the film the characters don’t know
that it is the water that is contaminated and causing the townspeople to go
‘crazy’.
The debris everywhere connotes how everything is falling
apart; a small town where everybody knows everybody has been corrupted and now
nobody can be trusted. The sign in the background casts a light over the
characters which show them clearly even though it is night time, which suggests
that they are all good people who deserve to live through the film.
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